“Inspiring creative and innovative thinkers through a comprehensive music education”
Lori R. Hershenhart, Ed.D.
Guilderland High School
District Administrator for Music Education
[email protected]
8 School Road, Guilderland Center, NY 12085
(518) 861-8591 ext.1106 Fax (518) 861-5874
For Immediate Release
56 Guilderland Students Perform with ACDA Honor Choirs
The Guilderland music department is pleased to announce that the following students
were selected to participate in the New York American Choral Directors Association
Elementary and Middle Honor Choirs this summer. The ensembles rehearsed and
performed during the NYACDA Symposium held as part of the NYSSMA summer
conference at the Hotel Albany and Conference Center. Students sang with other talented
students from across the state directed by distinguished conductors.
Students in the Elementary Honor Choir sang under the direction of Dr. Susan
Brumfield, Texas Tech University. The outstanding performance included students representing
Altamont Elementary, Guilderland Elementary, Westmere Elementary and Farnsworth Middle
School. They include: Gwendolyn Beggs, Kiena Bright, Amelia Call, Giada Champagne, Sean
R. Claesgens II, Marie Collison, Jillian Creighton, Santiago Cuevas-Ruis, Morgan Dempsey,
Kaitlyn Ditton, Grace Elliott, Carrington Elmore, Sydney Elmore, Matthew Friedman, Reed
Gordon, Aria Grisham, Bryan Guo, Rachel Guyer, Alisa Harris, Colin Dane Ingraham, Julianna Jebaraj,
Joseph Kenney, Charlotte Jane King, Violet Kriefels, Saurabh Kumar, Rachel Lennon, Samuel Matkin, NicayaIsabella Rios, Anna Roberts, Regan Roberts, Emily Russo , Lucy Rutherford, Alexandra Schermerhorn,
Dakota Stott, Glenn Trechel, Nina Tuxbury, and Bailey Yerdon.
The Middle School Honor Choir was directed by Dr. Lynne Gackle,
Director of Choral Activities at Baylor University. This wonderfully musical
concert included the following students from Farnsworth Middle School:
Aman Avvaru, Maxwell Baroni, Dan Bemis, Joey Burdzel, Sean Donnelly, Ben
Drzymala, Megan Fitzpatrick, Alex Francis, Lily Friedman, Victoria Gagnon,
Olivia Hanley, Emma Klindtworth, Abraham Mohammed, Victoria Nemith, Riley
O'Lena, Michelle Prunier, Jade Sill, Jessa Smith, and Andre Valverde.
Both Honor Choirs were accompanied by former Guilderland music teacher, Starr Norman. The
Guilderland Music Parents and Friends Association graciously helped each singer with attendance costs.
Congratulations to these fine young singers, and their teachers, Mrs. Diana Ackner, Mrs. Nancy Casellini,
Mrs. Shannon deFrancqueville, Mrs. Debbie DiGrado, Mrs. Terri Mewhorter, and Mrs. Judy Russo.
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